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Industry now trumps nature in Europe
City lobbyists eye plum Labour jobs as power beckons
What the EU election is actually about in each country
Labour’s Brexit plan could leave it on the hook for millions
Prospect of another lefty EU climate boss has center right wincing
Germany backs down in gas levy fight
EU executive may announce Chinese EV duty only after election
Highly sensitive announcement could now come ahead of next month’s G7 summit.
Is the EU already in a trade war with China?
Even if they aren’t yet, things could soon get nastier as Brussels’ investigation into Chinese electric vehicles nears its conclusion.
US assures Europe: We’ll keep sending you gas, we promise
Joe Biden’s decision to pause new LNG projects rattled Europe, which is increasingly reliant on the US product.
Nonconsensual AI porn is hated on the left and right. Can the US act on it?
Victims of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes are lobbying Congress to pass a bill. Lawmakers are running out of time.
French cognac makers: Don’t sacrifice us in EU-China trade war
The French cognac industry says it’s being held hostage to an EU trade probe into Chinese electric vehicles.
Why is the steering wheel Chinese?! Russian PM jabs domestic carmaker over foreign parts.
Mikhail Mishustin wasn’t impressed during a business expo tour.
How Germany lost the battle to prevent tariffs on Chinese cars
The die was already cast when Ursula von der Leyen announced an EU probe into market-distorting subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles last fall.
Europe eyes car chips as next battleground with China
Commission will start questioning its industry about competition with China and others on older-generation microchips.
US tariff smackdown on Chinese EVs leaves EU playing catch-up
Brussels insists on its own evidence-based methods, but risks ending up looking weak as a result.
France lands record €15B in foreign investments as Macron hosts business summit
Microsoft, Amazon and Pfizer are among the firms set to pledge billions of dollars in investments at the ‘Choose France’ summit in Versailles.
Black Sea offshore natural gas bolsters EU energy security
The Neptun Deep project to produce natural gas offshore at the Black Sea is the key to reducing dependence on gas imports and strengthening the EU’s energy security.
Wayve’s charm offensive: How slick lobbying helped bag Europe’s biggest AI deal
New legislation gives the self-driving car firm a route to market. But the proposals nearly fell victim to Britain’s political perma-crisis.
Dust off your CV: The EU is going to need a new trade chief
With Valdis Dombrovskis expected to move on, POLITICO profiles the ideal candidate to replace him.
Good COP, bad COP: Azerbaijan’s climate charm offensive is backfiring
Hosting the prestigious U.N. talks is drawing unwanted attention to the oil-and-gas-rich nation’s foreign influence networks and political crackdowns.
Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election.
Macron meets Xi: Two emperors on the edge of two wars
Amid arguments over electric cars, cognac and Ukraine, the French president’s dinner with China’s Xi Jinping may not be much fun.
EU probe into Chinese electric vehicles is ‘advancing,’ Commission says
Brussels could impose tariffs “before the summer break,” trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis hints.
UK Conservatives try to win City of London’s heart with swipe at finance watchdog
Labour wants to ‘champion’ Britain’s financial sector — but doesn’t want to be seen as undermining independent regulators.
Europe’s banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels
A grinding, slow process nears its end.
UK’s Sunak and Hunt wage war on City watchdog
Regulators want to name and shame firms under investigation even before they’re proven guilty.
Putin’s fuel problem: How Ukraine is sapping Russia’s diesel and gasoline
Ukraine is taking out oil refineries inside Russia, cratering Moscow’s supplies and sending local prices soaring.